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2023:Tiger Woods Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons At Riviera

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(LOS ANGELES) — Tiger Woods had some explaining to do Friday about a putter so cold that he nearly missed the cut at Riviera and a chauvinist prank he played on Justin Thomas at the Genesis Invitational.

Woods stirred in the opening round of his return to elite competition for the first time in seven months.

It started with a 323-yard drive, 10 yards longer than Thomas’ 29-year-old drive. Woods put something in Thomas’ hand as they walked off the tee, which Thomas tossed to the ground when he realized what it was — a tampon, to remind him that Woods hit it farther. Woods laughed and wrapped his arm around Thomas’s shoulders.

When the moment was posted, social media exploded. After Woods made a rare putt on Friday, a fan yelled, “Tampon!” at him.

Woods apologized after finishing with a bogey-bogey 74 in the second round, which put him over the projected cut line. By the end of the day, he had advanced far enough that he was certain to be present for the weekend. He trailed Max Homa by 11 shots.

Tiger Didn’t Play Well That Day

“It was supposed to be all fun and games, and obviously, that hasn’t happened,” Woods said. “I apologize if I offended anyone in any way, shape, or form. It was never meant to be that way. We just play pranks on each other ae time, and I don’t think this came across that way virally.”

Outside of cursing after bad shots, Woods rarely draws this much attention to himself inside the ropes.

The golf was not much better.

He missed birdie opportunities and par chances late, and his finish was the polar opposite of his opening round when he closed with three consecutive birdies for a 69.

Woods missed a 5-foot birdie chance two holes after coming within inches of an ace on the par-3 14th, his fifth hole of the round.

“I didn’t putt very well today,” Woods admitted. “I blocked a lot of putts early, and this is probably the highest score I could have shot today. Probably should have shot five or six shots better than this. I didn’t make the putts early and in the middle of the round when I had the chance. And they weren’t particularly difficult putts.”

Missing Spots And Chips Into The Holes

Even after missing his target on the par-3 sixth hole, the famous green with a bunker in the middle, he was still 2 under for the tournament. The ball rolled down the green’s edge to the front, and the pin was cut to the top left.

He studied various options with his arms crossed and a lob wedge in his hands. He could have pitched it behind the green and up the slope, letting it run back toward the hole.

“If I chipped it up on top, there’s a chance it’ll come back to the front part of the green,” Woods said, adding that’s what happened when he tried it during the pro-am on Wednesday.

He switched to his putter and ripped up the slope to the left of the pin, leaving himself about 10 feet away for a chance at par. There is one issue.

Beginning Of A Bad Finish

“The hill caught it more than I expected,” he said.

It lost speed and turned right, down the edge of the bunker and into the sand. He drove to 5 feet and made a quick putt with enough break to start it outside the cup.

That was the beginning of a bad finish. On the eighth, his tee shot found a bunker, and he caught it heavily. He then hit his third shot over the green and put from the first cut of turf to tap-in range for a bogey.

He came up short on his final hole, No. 9, and plugged into the bunker. With a front pin, all he could do was blast out through the green, and his par putt caught the lip. When he signed his card, he was 1-over 143 and outside the top 65.

“I made two bad calls on the wind on 6 and 9 that cost me two shots,” Woods explained.

Because of injuries to his right leg sustained in a car accident a year later, the tournament host is playing for the first time since 2020.

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Kevin Spacey Denies “New Allegations” of Inappropriate Behavior

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Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has denied new allegations of inappropriate behavior from men in a British television documentary airing next week. After his acquittal last year in a London court, Spacey told journalist Dan Wootton online that he had hard to return to work.

in the interview “Kevin Spacey: Right Of Reply” that aired late Friday on Wootton’s YouTube channel.

Four men accused Spacey of sexual assault 20 years ago, but a London jury acquitted him in July. The court victory was his second since defeating “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp’s $40 million New York case in 2022.

Channel 4 in Britain and Max in the U.S. will carry the documentary “Spacey Unmasked” on May 6 and 7.

The actor indicated in an interview that the documentary will contain men’s 1976–2013 testimony.

Spacey, who won Oscars for “The Usual Suspects” and “American Beauty,” stated, “I take full responsibility for my past behaviour and my actions, but I cannot and will not take responsibility or apologize to anyone who’s made up stuff about me or exaggerated stories about

“Never have I said that if someone gives me sexual favors, I will help them with their career,” he told AP.

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Kevin Spacey, who was creative director of the Old Vic Theatre in London from 2004 to 2015, said that he was a “flirt” with 20-something males and made “clumsy” approaches.

“I’ve clearly hooked up with some men, who thought a relationship with me might help them advance in their careers,” he stated. “But there was no conversation with me, it was all part of their plan, a plan that was only going to fail because I wasn’t involved.”

Kevin Spacey said on X, formerly Twitter, that he had “repeatedly requested” that Channel 4 give him more than seven days to react to their documentary charges.

Spacey said the channel declined “on the basis that they feel that asking for a response in 7 days to new, anonymized and non-specific allegations is a ‘fair opportunity’ for me to refute any allegations made against me.”

“Each time I have been given time and a proper forum to defend myself, the allegations have failed under scrutiny and I have been exonerated,” he said. Spacey called his acquittal a “life sentence” and said he struggled to return to work.

Since the #MeToo movement began in 2017, his acting career has suffered. He lost his Netflix leadership role as Frank Underwood in “House of Cards”.

Kevin Spacey Found Not Guilty on 9 Sexual Misconduct Charges

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‘Star Wars’ Actor Mark Hamill Drops By White House For A Visit With ‘Joe-Bi-Wan Kenobi’

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Washington — On Friday, “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill visited the White House with President Joe Biden, leaving with a pair of the president’s aviator sunglasses and a newfound respect for the job.

“I love the merch,” he added, removing his glasses briefly at the White House daily press briefing following his meeting with Biden. Hamill, 72, famous for playing Luke Skywalker, joked with reporters that he’d answer a few questions as long as they weren’t about “Star Wars.”

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‘Star Wars’ Actor Mark Hamill Drops By White House For A Visit With ‘Joe-Bi-Wan Kenobi’

“I was honored to be asked to come to the White House to meet the president,” he told reporters. He’d been to the White House previously, during the Carter and Obama administrations, but he’d never seen the Oval Office, which he described as impressive. According to Hamill, Biden displayed photographs and other memorabilia from the Oval Office.

Hamill claimed Biden told him to call him “Joe,” to which Hamill responded with an alternative suggestion: “Can I call you Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi?”

“He liked that,” said Hamill, who also portrayed the Joker in “Batman: The Animated Series.”

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‘Star Wars’ Actor Mark Hamill Drops By White House For A Visit With ‘Joe-Bi-Wan Kenobi’

Both Mark and the White House were hazy about the cause for his visit. But Mark, a Democrat and Biden supporter with a sizable social media following, has been posting about the president’s reelection campaign this week.

“May 1 Not Quench Your Thirst For Biden’s Re-election!” he tweeted on May 1.

On Friday, he wrote, “May 3 be absurd that the guy who tried to steal a fair election is allowed to run again,” referring to Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

May 4 is unofficially known as “Star Wars” Day, partly due to the famous Jedi line “May the Force Be With You.” The pun is “May 4 be with you.”

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Mark also provided his voice for “Air Alert,” a downloadable program linked to Ukraine’s air defense system. His voice warns citizens to take cover if Russia launches another aerial strike on Ukraine.

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Kevin Spacey Denies New Allegations Of Inappropriate Behavior To Be Aired On UK Television Next Week

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LONDON — Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new charges of inappropriate behavior by men who will appear in a British television documentary airing next week.

In an online interview with journalist Dan Wootton, Spacey stated that he has never done anything unlawful and has struggled to return to work since being convicted of criminal charges in a London court last year.

“I can’t go through this again, allowing myself to be baselessly attacked without defending myself,” he said in the “Kevin Spacey: Right Of Reply” interview, which aired late Friday on Wootton’s YouTube channel.

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Kevin Spacey Denies New Allegations Of Inappropriate Behavior To Be Aired On UK Television Next Week

Last July, a London jury cleared Spacey of sexual assault charges stemming from 20-year-old allegations made by four men. The court triumph was his second since defending himself against a $40 million lawsuit filed in New York in 2022 by “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp.

The documentary “Spacey Unmasked” will be shown on Channel 4 in Britain on May 6 and 7 and on Max in the United States.

The actor mentioned during the interview that the program will feature men’s evidence about events between 1976 and 2013.

“I take full responsibility for my past behaviour and my actions, but I cannot and will not take responsibility or apologize to anyone who’s made up stuff about me or exaggerated stories about me,” said Spacey, who received Academy Award nominations for “The Usual Suspects” and “American Beauty.”

“I’ve never told someone that if they give me sexual favors, then I will help them out with their career, never,” he said.

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Kevin Spacey Denies New Allegations Of Inappropriate Behavior To Be Aired On UK Television Next Week

Spacey, the creative director of the Old Vic Theatre in London from 2004 to 2015, said that he was a “flirt” with men in their twenties and occasionally made “clumsy” advances.

“I’ve clearly hooked up with some men who thought they might get ahead in their careers by having a relationship with me,” he went on to say. But there was no conversation with me. It was all part of their plan, a plan that was always destined to fail because I wasn’t in on the deal.”

The actor also stated on X, formerly Twitter, that he had “repeatedly requested” that Channel 4 give him more than seven days to reply to the claims brought against him in their program.

Spacey said that the network turned down his request “on the basis that they feel that asking for a response in 7 days to new, anonymized and non-specific allegations is a ‘fair opportunity’ for me to refute any allegations made against me.”

“Each time I have been given the time and a proper forum to defend myself, the allegations have failed under scrutiny and I have been exonerated,” he said.

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Kevin Spacey Denies New Allegations Of Inappropriate Behavior To Be Aired On UK Television Next Week

Spacey said he had struggled to return to work since being acquitted of all criminal charges, characterizing the experience as a “life sentence.”

His acting career had suffered since 2017 when he was publicly accused of inappropriate behavior at the start of the #MeToo movement. He then lost his starring role as Frank Underwood in the Netflix thriller “House of Cards”.

SOURCE – (AP)

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